Blessy Maria John

UH4000

The aim of the studio was to develop a housing strategy for the city of Vadodara to expand choices of affordable housing to all income groups.  The project focuses on developing strategies for tenable slums that were not on high potential land and thus can go for In-situ upgrade. The aim was to formalize the informal settlement with the provision of basic infrastructure by upgrading the households living in substandard condition and encourage incrementality. The slum upgrade can be done by two approaches:1- Providing Basic Services2- Providing incrementality and basic services